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Labour Law & Unions

The cost of hiding a dismissal under the guise of 'retrenchment'

Chloë Loubser and Grace Crocker 15 Jul 2025

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Employment Equity

Beyond the B-BBEE scorecard: Employment equity requires real change, not just compliance

Suran Moodley and Boudine Henningse 19 Jun 2025

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Labour Law & Unions

Quiet firing: Could your boss be encouraging you to quit?

31 Mar 2025

Teacher posts: Western Cape education department quizzed in Parliament

Primary & Secondary Education

Teacher posts: Western Cape education department quizzed in Parliament

Tori Newby 30 Oct 2024

Cape Town's film industry lights up property market

Property

Cape Town's film industry lights up property market

29 Oct 2024

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

The rumoured shuttering of another South African fashion label spells more doom for the local industry. Source: Imagen 3

Services

Major fashion e-tailer abandons local content with restructuring rumours

Lindsey Schutters 7 Oct 2024

Source: © SA People Ster-Kinekor has only closed two of its cinemas instead of the anticipated nine

Film & Cinematography

Ster-Kinekor only closes 2 cinemas, not 9

5 Jun 2024

Ster-Kinekor introduces Throwback Cinema with throwback prices

Film

Ster-Kinekor introduces Throwback Cinema with throwback prices

7 May 2024

A protestor holds a placard as she joins a demonstration against oil major Royal Dutch Shell's plans to start seismic surveys to explore petroleum systems off the country's popular Wild Coast, at Muizenberg beach in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Energy

Shell confirms intention to exit SA

Wendell Roelf 6 May 2024

Film & Cinematography

Ster-Kinekor to retrench more than 200 employees

18 Apr 2024

Magazines

Condé Nast strike gains celebrity support as Anne Hathaway leaves photoshoot

24 Jan 2024

Beko will control the whole home of appliances in this new acquisition. Source: Shot by Joe/Unsplash

Hardware

CompCom approves Beko acquisition of Whirlpool appliances

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jan 2024

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Economy

For investors, 2024 is the year of transition to a new economic order

Paritosh Bansal 4 Jan 2024

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

Franchising

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

4 Oct 2023

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Food, Water & Energy Security

Reflecting on 10 years at FoodForward SA

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 1 Sep 2023

Is SA's construction industry poised for a major hiring boom?

Construction & Engineering

Is SA's construction industry poised for a major hiring boom?

Roelof van den Berg 4 May 2023

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

SMEs

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

Shiluba Mawela, Issued by SAICA 19 Apr 2023

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Labour Law

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

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Employer Branding

Why you shouldn't retrench employer branding during downsizing

Celeste Sirin 2 Mar 2023

Zoom to retrench 1,300 employees, CEO reduces salary by 98%

Software

Zoom to retrench 1,300 employees, CEO reduces salary by 98%

8 Feb 2023

British American Tobacco South Africa proposes restructuring, 200 jobs at risk

FMCG

British American Tobacco South Africa proposes restructuring, 200 jobs at risk

Nqobile Dludla 16 Jan 2023

Mervyn Gers Ceramics: World-class and handcrafted in the Cape

Design & Manufacturing

Mervyn Gers Ceramics: World-class and handcrafted in the Cape

Lauren Hartzenberg 19 Dec 2022

Social Media

Meta to retrench thousands of employees

9 Nov 2022

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Agro-processing

Gamtoos farmers close shop amid crippling water restrictions

10 Aug 2022

Media

BuzzFeed, Bloomberg hiring while others downsize

4 Aug 2022

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Labour Law

CCMA commissioner declares mandatory vaccination policies "unconstitutional"

Bankey Sono 11 Jul 2022

MTN gets approval to sell its towers to IHS

Telecoms & Networks

MTN gets approval to sell its towers to IHS

10 Mar 2022

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

Internet

Dark Fibre Africa announces a plan to retrench staff

18 Jan 2022

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

FMCG

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

Masego Mafata 14 Jan 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Haas Advertising merges with Switch Cape Town to form HaasXSwitch

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: Haas Advertising merges with Switch Cape Town to form HaasXSwitch

22 Nov 2021

A flexible workforce is critical as external disruptions become increasingly common

HR Tools & Software

A flexible workforce is critical as external disruptions become increasingly common

Donné Nieman 28 Sep 2021

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Insurance & Actuarial

Economy worries companies

10 Sep 2021

Successfully grow your SMME by consulting with an expert

SMEs

Successfully grow your SMME by consulting with an expert

Issued by SME South Africa 19 Aug 2021

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Tax Law

Guide to employers' tax obligations after damage to their premises

Joon Chong and Nina Keyser 28 Jul 2021

Tractor Outdoor's #20in21 SME initiative: Meet the SME heroes

OOH

Tractor Outdoor's #20in21 SME initiative: Meet the SME heroes

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 2 Jun 2021

From profit to purpose: How Covid helped an outdoor media owner find its 'why'

OOH

From profit to purpose: How Covid helped an outdoor media owner find its 'why'

Simon Wall, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 11 May 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Justine Cullinan of Nando's on building an empathetic muscle

Food & Wine

#BehindtheBrandManager: Justine Cullinan of Nando's on building an empathetic muscle

Ruth Cooper 14 Apr 2021

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Labour Law

Business rescue process: Don't disregard the rights of employees

Rosalind Davey, Chloë Loubser and Nikita Reddy 8 Apr 2021

Looking back on a year of lockdown

FMCG

Looking back on a year of lockdown

Gerrit van Loo, Issued by Heineken South Africa 29 Mar 2021

Survey: Only 51% of estate agents met their sales targets in 2020

Markets & Investment

Survey: Only 51% of estate agents met their sales targets in 2020

19 Mar 2021

Acquisition of Pepkor's John Craig saves 400 jobs

Retailers

Acquisition of Pepkor's John Craig saves 400 jobs

12 Feb 2021

Craft brewers battling to survive blanket ban on alcohol

FMCG

Craft brewers battling to survive blanket ban on alcohol

26 Jan 2021

Business survival is dependent on sales resilience

Sales

Business survival is dependent on sales resilience

Louise Robinson 21 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

Legal

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

14 Dec 2020

#Newsmaker: Motheo Matsau, Ster-Kinekor Theatres' acting CEO

Film & Cinematography

#Newsmaker: Motheo Matsau, Ster-Kinekor Theatres' acting CEO

Jessica Tennant 7 Dec 2020